Type-writing machine.



H. H; STEELE.

' TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

A PPLIOATION FILED NOV. 22, 1909.

' Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

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HISATTBRNEY H. H.-STBELE.

TYPE WRITING MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, 1909.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

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WITNEEEEE HIEATTDRNEY H. H. STEELE.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, 1909.

Patented Aug .9,1910;

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\A/fTNEESES: INIVENTEJR= I HEATTEIE'FJEY H. H. STEELE.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, 1909.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

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HISATTEJRNEY WITNEESEE:

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HERBERT H. STEELE, 0F MAECELL'US, NEW' YOHIK, ASSIGZN Q1 53, TO) THE MQNABCH TYFIE- WRITER COMPANY OF SYRAGUSE, NEW YORK, A CQRJPOEATIQN 018 NEVT Y0lltfli.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of. Letters Patent.

2, third.

Application filed November 252, 1909. Serial. Flo. 529,222.

This invention relates especially to ind-- provements in ribbon-mechanism which appertains to visible-writing machines and which comprises two ribbons, one facing the other two sets of ribbon-spools, and means foi vibrating the ribbons alternately. I

The invention consistsoi ribbonmedian ism embodying any or all of the eombinetions. which are hereinafter deshribed and claimed.

On-the accompanying sheets of drawings, on which like reference numerals designate like parts in different views, Figure l is e side and sectional elevation of portions of e typewriting machine embodying the invention, the part of the section shown above the line a;a; being on a plane that cuts the frame of the machine close to the right side; Fig. 2, a plan of portions oi": the ribbonmechanism of this machine; Fig. 3, an en larged plan of gearing and other devices which are represented in Fig. 2 Fig. i, a front elevation of sa id gearing and other de. vices and of two ribbon-spools, and a vcrtical. section of a ribbon-cup and a part of the top plate of the machine; Fig. .5, a vertical section of a gear and fragmentsof the top-plate and bottom of a ribborrcup, and a side elevation of a ribbo11-spool axle; Fig. 6, a cross-section of a ribbon-spool close to its upper head; Fig. 7, a "front elevation showmg (1) the upper pe t of the, front of l the frame, (2) ribbon cups, (3)""ribbonvibrators, 4) a ribbon, and a fragment of the platen; Fi 8, a rear elevation on an enlarged scale 0: devices and parts of devices shown in plan in 2; Fig. 9, a side elevation of a vibrator-actuating lever, a lever-actuating link, and a de vice for controlling said link; Fig. 10,21 perspective of e ribbon vibrator; Fig. 11, a. perspective of a vibrator-guide; and Fig. 12, a perspective of another ribbon vibrator. The invention is illustrated herein as 21 )art of a Monarch t ewritin machine and, l P e slnce the construction ofthat machine is well known, if is regarded unnecessary to show or describe more than 2. few of its parts hesides those which are included in the ribbon mechanism,

The frame of the machine is composed of a base 1, posts 2 and s top late 8, and in the base are the hey-levers v ioh bear a ainst a ruloruinplate 4 and through WhieheX- tends retaining rod. 5, each key-lever being normally held by e restoring spring 4 in contact with the fulcruro plata mad with a pad 8 attached to a cross-her e iorming;

of the base 1. The type bers are mounted on e segment 10, each type ber 11- being pivoted in a hanger 12 and connected by e. 111k 13 with a subslever 14 which is pivoted at 15 to a hey-lever 6, and which conteins'e slot 16 through which extends a fixed rod 17. -Whenthe machine is opereted the front ends of the type bars-ere swung upward and backward and the type travel to the printing point 18 at the front of the platendt). The spool-driving meshanism of this'machine comprises at shaft 20 Whose axis 1s parallel to that of the platen, shafts 21 and 22 whose axes are at right Fifi angles to that of the shaft 20, the bevel gears and pinions shown in 2, and bevel pinions on the front ends of the shafts 21 and 22. The shaft 20 is mounted in hangers 23 which are fast on the topplate 3, and theother two shafts are mounted in similar hangers. On the shaft 20 is a bevel-gear 24. i

which engages with a bevel-gear 25 attached to the spring drum 26, which is the carriagemotor. This shaft is movable axially in its hangers and in the gear 24, but the gear and shaft are so connected that they niust rotate together. Bevel pinions 2'7 and 28, and worms 29 and 80 are atlixed to this shsit, and on the rear ends of the shafts 21 and 22 are bevel-gears 3i and 32, respectively. The shaft 20 is movable axially from the positioninwhioh it is shown in Fig. 2 so that the pinion 27 will engage with the bevel-gear 31 and that the pinion 28 will be disengaged from the gear 32. Behind this that is amxcd to the frame of the machine and 111 this block is spring-pressed piston 34i having 21 head 35 111 the from of which are notches 36 and 37, the spring tending to force the piston'iorvvard. A bar 38 is pivoted at 39 to this loiock and on this bar near its front end is a, roller 40 which normally res-(sin one of thc'notchcs 36 and 37. Uh

shaft is a block which is fast on a bracket .and forwardly extending arm 48.

this bar 38 next to its front end is a finger 41, and in the shaft 20 is a groove 42 into which the finger 41 extends. When the shaft 20' is moved axially from the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2 to the other position described, the piston 34 is forced inward by the action on it of the roller and after the roller passes the apex of the tooth on the head 35, between the notches 36 and 37. the action of the piston on the roller tends t... romplete the required movement of the shaft 20, and these devices serve to retain the shaft in either of its shifted positions.

Near each side of the machine is a device 43 (Fig. 1) which is pivoted by a screw 44 to. a support 45 attached to the top plate. This device includes an upright arm 46, a part which extends forward over the' shaft 20 and has on it a tooth 47, and an upwardly A rod 49, which extends through lugs formed on a bar 51 that is attached to the top plate, bears at its rear end against the front edge of the arm 46, and on this'rod is a spring 52 which is confined between the front lug 50 and a collar 53 fast on the rod, and this spring normally holds the rod and device 43 in' the positions in which they are shown in Fig. 1. A hub 54, on which is a stud. 55 that extends through the top plate and the bottom of the ribbon-cup, is affixed to the rod 49 at its front end. Each of the devices tion that one of the worms on the shaft 20- is movable under the tooth 47 of the device.

Under the key levers is a universal bar 56, which is fast on arms 57 that are attached to a rock-shaft 58, which extends from side to side of the machine and is,-'pivoted at its ends to the frame. One of the arms 57 is midway between the ends of the rock shaft and universal bar and extends behind the universal. bar,.and to the extension 59 of this arm is pivoted the lower end of a link 60, which, as shown/in Fig. 9, passes behind and over the shaft 20 and includes a downwardly extending part 61, whose rear edge is arallel to the front'edge of the main part of the link.

The ribbon mechanism commonly embodied in the Monarch machine includes parts which are substantially the same as the above described parts of the ribbon mechanism of this machine.

At the upper endv of the link 60 is a projection 62 which is formed on the link and in which is a pin 63 that is fast therein and extends on opposite sides of the projection, forming studs on the link. A cam 64, which is affixed to the shaft 20 by screws 65, extends between the main part of the link 60 and the downwardly extending portion 61 of this link, and when the shaft 20 rotates this cam imparts a forward and backward motion to the upper end ofthe link 0 and so controls its action. Twdlevers --and'67 are pivoted side by side in a block 68 which which said pin is not in engagement with The front ends of these levers either lever.

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66 and 67 are-connected to ribbon vibrators which fit in and are adapted to slide up and down on a vibrator-guide. This guide consists of two uprights 70 and 71 ig. 11) and arms 72 and 73 which are fastened to lugs on the top plate by screws 74 and 75 (Fig.

7). The upright 70 contains grooves 76 and 77 and the upright 71 contains similar grooves 78 and 79. The vibrators ar 'e shotwni separately in Figs. 10 and 12. Thel'vibr or shown in Fig. 12 comprises upright parallel parts 80 and 81 which extend into the passes in front of the guide, an a leg 83 on which is a rearwardly extend ng lug 84 to which the lever 67 is connected by means grooves 76 and 78, a cross bari82 which" of a pin projecting from the lug into a slot.

in the front end of the lever. The'lother vibrator comprises upright parallel parts 85 r and 86 which fit in the grooves 77 and 79, a cross bar 87 which extends behind the vibrator guide, and a le 88 having at its lower end a-lug S9 to wiich the lever 66 is connected in the same manner as the lever 67 is connected to the lug 84.

On the under side of the top plate and near the front of the machine are hubs or bosses 90 through which extend upright shafts 91, the axis of one of these shafts bb ing in the vertical 1 lane containing the axis of the shaft 21, an i the axis of the other shaft 91 being inthe veTti c al plane containing the axis of the shaft 22. On the lower ends of the shafts 91 are bevel-gears 92 which engage with the bevel pinions at the front ends of,the shafts 21 and 22. On the top plate above the gears 92 are ribbon-cups each comprising an oblong body 93, and a base 94 which is made fast to the top plate. The

shafts 91 extend through and above the top plate 3 and the bases 94 of the ribbon-cups. Fixed on each of these shafts at its upper end is a primary driving gear 95, and loose on the shaft below this gear is a hub 96 carryin'g an arm 97 on which a secondary driving gear 98 is mounted, this gear being in engagement with the primary driving gear 95. A pin 99 which is fast in the arm 97 extends downward therefrom through a. slot 100 out in the top plate and in the base of the ribbon-cup. On opposite sides of they produced axis of'the shaft 91 are ribbon spool axles 101 which are fast at their lower ends in the top plate, and loose on each of these axles is a gear 102 (Fig. which rests on a hub 103 formed on the base 94 of the ribbon-cup, and in the hub of each of these gears is a pin 1041- which extends above the upper face of the hub. Ribbon spools 105 are mounted onthe axles 101, and in the lower head 106 oi each spool are holes 107 (Fig; 6) in which the pin 10 1 of the ribbon spool gear 102 fits so that the gear and spool must rotate together. To the upper end. of each axle 101 is ailixed a headed stud 108 and on the upper heads of the ribbon spools are pivv is at either'end of the slot 100, then the secondary driving gear 98 engages with one of the spool-gears 102; and when the pin 99 is 7 near the frontright midway between the ends of the slot 100 the gear '98 is disengaged from both of the spool-gears To a hub on the lower side of the top plate 0st 2 of the frame is pivoted an angular ever 110, which comprises arms 111 and 112, and finger piece 113 that projects in front of the frame of the machine and fits in notches 114- (Fig. 7). The-"arm 111 of this-lever is slotted at its rear end andthere connected to the pin 99 which extends downward from the arm 97 in the right spool-cup, the pin extending through the slot in the arm. A how-sprin 115 which at one end surrounds the hub oi this angular lever and at the other end surrounds the pin 99 tends, by its expansion, todroid the pin at either end of the slot 100.

This spring is free to turn both on-said hub and on said pin. To the arm 112 of this angular lever is pivoted a link 116 which eX- tenclsbackward behind the sl1aft20 and is connected at its rear end to an angular lever 117, which is pivoted by a pin 118 to the under side of the top plate and has a forwardly extending arm 119 containing a slot 120.

rod 121, which is bent near the middle.

to form parts 122, 123 and 124-, extends through and issupported by the hangers 23 and is movable endwise therein. A-collar 125 is adj ustably fixed on this rod by .means of a set screw, and on said collar is a stud 126 which extends throuoh the slot 120 in the angular lever 117. iinother collar 12'? is fast on the rod 121 and a pin 128, which is fast in this collar, extends into a hole in a block 129 which is fast-on the top plate, the pin 128 being movable endwise in the block 129. By this means the rod 121 is prevented from turning. 11 shifting device 130 comprisidg fingers 131 and 132'is alhxed to the part 123 of the rod 121, these fingers e2:-

, tending backward on opposite sides of the link 60. Another angularlever having arms 15 33 and 13 i is pivoted to thetop plate by a pm 135, the arm 133 of this lever contain which receive the studs 55.

ing a slot 136, and on the rod 121 is a collar 137 having on it a pin 138 that extends through the slot 136 of this lever. The arm 134-. of this lever is conncctedby a link 1139 with an army 1 10 of an angular lever which is pivoted by a pin 1&1 to the top plate and which has a rearwardly extending arm 14-2 in the rear end of which is a slot 14-3, which slot is engaged with the pin 99 which eX-' tends downward from the interior of the left ribbon-cup.

Each ribbon-spool carries a fastening device l l- (Figs. 4 and 6) by means of which the end of the ribbon may be secured to the spool, and a device 1 1-5 having arms 146 which extend into the hub of the spool and are secured thereto by pivots 147, this de vice having aflirred to it a weight 148 and comprising an extension 149, under which there is a hole in the head of the ribbonspool. This device is normally held by the ribbon so that its upper end is close to the hub of the spool and the lower end of the extension 14-9 is about even with thcunder face of the lower head of the spool. 0n hubs formed on the base of each ribbon-cup a lever 150 and anarm 151are pivoted by screws 132 and 153 respectively (Fiig; and to this lever and arm a bar 154- is pivoted by pins 155 and 156, this bar having branches 157 and 158 which extend in front of the axles of the ribbon-spools and which have crowed inner edges 159 and-160 and straight edges 161 and 162. The levers 150 are connected with the studs 55 on the rods 49. these levers having in them slots 163 Rollers 16 and 165 are attached to the left ribbon-cup and similar rollers 166 and 167 are attached to the right ribbon-cup. These rollers ,are mounted on wires 168 which are bent indicated in Fig. 3, each of these wires being secured to the base of a ribbon-cup by a screw 169. Two ribbons 170 and 171 are connected to the ribbon-spools and extend through the ribbon-vibrators, the ribbon 170 being wound on the outer ribbon-spools and threaded through the roar vibrator shown in Fig. 10; and the ribbon 171 being on. the inner ribbon-spools and threaded through the front vibratonall as indicated in Fig, 2. v 5

When. tie parts of the ribbon mechanism are in the positions in which they are shown in 2 and the machine is operated, the ribbon 170 will be fed from left to right and will be vibrated in front of the printing point at each operation of the machine, and

- the ribbon 171 will not be either vibrated or fed longitudinally. The key levers acting, on the universal bar 56 force downward the link 60 and this'link, acting on the lever 66, elevates the ribbon vibrator of the ribbon 170. Each time the carriage letter spaces the cam or controller (it is turned slightly so that the upper end of the link 60 is moved either forward or backward and the successive Vibrating movements of the ribbon are consequently varied in extent, so that the type act on all parts of the ribbo'n between its edges. \Vhenever it is desirable to use the other ribbon the lever 110 is moved by hand to the right until it engages the notch 114 which is nearest to the right side of the machine and by this movement of the lever 110 the secondary driving gears 98 are disengaged from the spool gears which actuate the ribbon 170 and moved into engagement with the spool gears which actuate the ribbon 171, motion being transmitted from the lever110 to the angular lever pivoted on the pin 141 at the left of the machine through the con- 'necting mechanism which has been described. This operation of the lever 110 forces the angular lever 117 to draw the rod 121 toward the right so that the shifting device 130 afiixed to the part 123 ofthis rod carries the upper end of the link 60 toward the right, disengaging the pin 63 from the lever 66 and engaging this pin with the lever 67. Then at each operation of the machine the ribbon 171 will be fed from left to right and this ribbon will be vibrated, and its successive vibrating movements will vary in extent in consequence of the action of the cam or controller 64 on the link 60. It will be apparent that by moving the lever .110 back to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2 the ribbon driving mechanism can be rendered operative again on the spoo s of the ribbon 170, and the vibrator of this ribbon will be again connected with the link and that the feed of the ribbon will be taken upnwhere it was left'otl the last time said ribb'on was used. lVhenever a ribbon is drawn from a spool so that the device 145 carried by that spool is uncovered, this device drops to the position. in which it is represented in Fig. 4 and the extension 149 thereupon engages either the branch 157 ,or the branch 158 of the bar 154; and forces the bar and branches forward until said extension passes between the branch on which it acts and the axle of the ribbon spool, the extension bearing against the inner curved edge of the branch. WVhen the bar 154 has been operated as described the curved inner edges 159 and 160 of the branches 157 and 158 coincide with arcs of circles whose centers are on the axes of the ribbon-is 'iool axles so that the extension 14-9 travels along the inner edge of the branch and prevents the bar from returning to its normal position. The movement of the bar by the device 145 in the manner described draws the slotted end of the lever .150 forward and releases the device 43, whereupon the tooth 47 of that device e'n gages with the adjacent worm on the shat 20 and causes that shaft to be moved axially to reverse the gearing in. a wellknown manner. I

It is to be understood that the invention? may be embodied in mechanism ditfering 7 more or less in details of construction from that which has been described above.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbons, ribbon spools, spooldriving mechanism, and ribbon vibrating mechanism including a controller having regular movements that change its action, the ribbon vibrating mechanism also including two ribbon vibrators and means cooperative with the controller to vary the'i'novements of each vibrator.

2. In atypewriting machine, the combination of two ribbons, ribbon spools, spool driving mechanism, and ribbon vibrating mechanism including a controller havin di'tferent positions atthe beginning and en of each of two or more successive operationsof the machine, the ribbonjvibratingmeehanism also including two ribbon vibrators and means cooperative with j the controller to vary regularly the movements of each vibrator. I

In a typcwriting machine, the combina tion of two ribbons, ribbon spools, spool sylriving mechanism, and ribbon vibrating mechanism including controller havin different positions at the beginning and en of each operation of theimaehine, the ribbon vibrating mechanism also including two ribbon vibrators and means cooperative with the controller to vary in succession the move ments of each vibrators 4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbons, ribbon spools, spool driving mechanism, and ribbon vibrating mechanism including 1a controller having successive progressive lmovements, theribbon vibrating mechanism also including two 110 ribbon vibrators and nieans cooperative with the controller to vary the movements of each vibrator.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbons, lribbon spools, spool 1H5 driving mechanism, and ribbon vibrating mechanism including a rotary controller, two ribbon vibrators, and means cooperative with the controller to vary the movements of each vibrator. l

6. ln a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbons, ribbon spools, spool drivingmechanism actuated by the carriage motor. and ribbon vibrating mechanism ineluding a controller actuated by a part of thevibrator. 1 30 cosmic 7. In a typewriting machine, thecomhina eratecl mechanism adapted to connect the tion of two ribbons, rilooon spools, spool spool-driving mechanism with and ciiscondriving inechanisn'i including a shaft, ancl nect it from each pair of spools, and ribbonriloloon vibrating mcchanisna including acon' vibrating mechanism including a controller troller attached to saicl shaft, two ribbon viancl an actuating device movable by saicl brators, enc means cooperative with the conhand operated mechanism, the controller trollcr to vary the movements oi each vihaving regular movements, and the ribbon brator. vibrating mechanism also including't-Wo rilo- 8. In a typewriting machine, the'comhinahon vibrators and means cooperative with tion of two ribbons, ribbon-spools, spoolthe controller anti said actuating device to 5 driving mechanism, and ribbon-vibrating :vary the movements of each vibrator. v

mechanism including two vibrators, two vi- 15. in a typcwriting machine, the combihrator actuating levers, an actuating (ievice nation, of two ribbons, two pairs of ribbonoperative, on saicl levers alternately, anti a spools, self-rcvcising' spool-driving mechancontroller operative on actuating device ism operative on said pairs of spools alter- 3g and having a regularly varying action. nately, hand-operated mechanism. adapter/l to 9. In typewriting racchincflhe comhinaconnect the spool-driving mechanism with tion oi two ribbons, ribbon-spools, spooland (lisconnect'it from eachsnair of 1 0018, driving mechanism, and ribbon-vibrating and ribbon-vibrating mechanism inclu in 2;

mechanism including two vibrators, two ficontroller', and an actuating device movalhle 5 brator-actnating levers, a link operative on by said hand. operated mechanism, the consa'id levers alternately, ancl controller optrolley having regular movements that make erative on the link and having a regularly it cooperative with said actuatingiclevice and varying action. other parts of the ribbon-vibrating mechan 10. In a typewriting machine, the lco nhi ism to vary the vibrating movements of each nation of two ribbons, ribbon-spools, epoch ribbon, driving mechanism, and ribbon -vihrating 16. In a typewritin machine, the combimechanism incln'cling two vibrators, two vi nation of two ribbons, two pairs of ribbonmotor-actuating levers, an actuating device spools, spooidrivi'ng mechanism operative 30 operativeonseirl. levers alternately, cl on saicl eirs of spools alternately, hentl opcontcoller connected with the'spool diqiv w t fi h i m d ted; t cflth mechanism snol operative on sciil actuati sgoool-riving mechanism with and; elisconclevice." ncct. it from each pair of spools, and ribbon- In 3 t-vp g mochine, thc'cfinlhi vibrating mechanism including two vihra- 3-3 i ii ifl Oi 5W8 JhOnS{ribbon-spools, spooltors,tvvo vibrator-actuating levers, an actudFi'Vii/l .m l v (ind -Y m hg ating device operative on saiol levers altermechanism includingtwo vih 'atcrs, two viwt ly a d connected to said hand-opera'tecl oratoi actnating levers, a link operative on mechanism ean'cl 'a controller operative on d evers na y, an s t o lev co said actuating device and having a regularly 4c-nsctes1'wnh the snool dri'ving mechanism varying action. anal onerative on the link. 1 7. in a tyccwriting machine, the combia typewriting' machine, the comhi ti f tw ribbons, two pairs of ribb nationof 't 'Q W Tibbvn? spools, spool-striving mechanism operative spools,"spool-driving mechanism operative on said pairs of spools alternately, hand-0pn said pa s of sp a t rn y aml ei'atcrl mechanism adapted to connect the bDnWi-lbrfifing mechanism, ud g a 0.0 spool-clriving mechanism with and disconti'oller having regular movements that met; it, from each pair of spools, andribhonchange its action, the rihhonlvibrating mechvibrating mechanism including two vihrw,

ni m also incl ng, tWO ri on. vibrat s tors, two vibrator-actuating levers, an actu-- v 50 and means cooperative with the controller ating device operative on said levers alter-11 5 to vary the movements of each. vibrator. mely a d o ected to said hand-operated 1.3. in a "typcwriting machine, the conibimechanism, and a controller connected with nation of two ribbons, two sire of ribbonthe spool-driving; mechanism and operative spools, self-reversing S1')O( l-( i'iving mcchanon said actuating device.

55 ism operativeon said pairs of spools alten"v 18. ln.-a;typewriting machine, the combinately, and ribbon-vibratingmechanism innationof two ribbons, two pairs of ribboneluding a controller havingregular movcspools, self-reversing spool driving mcchanments that change its action and thus render ismoperative on said pairs of spools alterit cooperative vfvith other parts of the l'ihnately, hand-operated mechanism adapteclto hon-vibrating mechanism to vary the viloiatconnect the spool-driving mechanism with ing movementsofeech rihhon. and disconnect it from each pair of spools, I, 14. atypcwriting machine, the 'comhiand ribbon-vibrating mechanism ncluding nation'of two rihhons, two pairs of ribbontwo vibrators, two vibrator-actuating levers, spools, spool-driving mechanism operative an actuating clevice operative on sa d is crs.

alternately and connected with said hanrl- 13 5 on said pairs ofspools alternately, hanltop operated mechanism, and a controller operative on said actuating device'and having a regularly varying action.

19. In a typewriting machme, the combination of two ribbons, two pairs of ribbonspools, self-reversing spool driving mechanism operative on said pairs of spools alternately, hand-operated mechanism adapted to connect the spool-driving mechanism with and disconnect it from each pair of spools,

and ribbon-vibrating mechanism including ne'cted to one of thesp'ools, a primary driving gear, mechanism pe tive to rotate said primary driving gear, 'econdary driving gear whose axis is parallel to that of the primary driving gear, the secondary driving gear being engagedlwith the primary driving gear and being movable into and out of engagement with each of said spoolgears, two other similar ribbon-spools and other similar spool-driving mechanism, and

two ribbons operative by said four ribbonspools.

21. In a typOWriting machine, the combination of two ribbon-spools arranged edge to edge and near together, two spool-gears whose axes coincide with the prolonged axes of said spools, each spool-gear being e innected to one of the spools, a primary driving gear, mechanism operative to rotate said primary driving gear, gearing including a gear whose was is parallel to that of the primary drivinggear and which is engaged with the primary driving ear, sa1d gear being operative on said spoo -gears alternately,

two other similar ribbon spools and other similar spool-driving mechanism, and two ribbons operative by said four ribbon spools.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbon-spools arranged edge to edge and near together, two spool-gears whose axes coincide with the prolbnged axes of said spools, each spool-gear being connected to one of the spools, a shaft, a primary driving gear fast on said shaft, mechanism operative to rotate said shaft, an angularly movable arm on said shaft, a secondary driving gear mounted on said arm and engaged with the primary driving gear and movable by said arm into and out of en-- gagement with each of said spool-gears, two other similar ribbon-spools and other similar spool-driving mechanism, and two ribbons operative by said four ribbon-spools.

23. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbon-spools arranged edge to edge and near together, two spool-gears whose axes coincide with the prolonged axes of said spools, each spool-gear being connected to one of the spools, a shaft, a primary driving gear fast on said shaft, mechanism operative to rotate said shaft, an angularly movable arm on said shaft, gearing mounted on said arm and engaged with the primary drivmg gear and operative on said spool-gears alternately, two other similar ribbon-spools and other similar spool-driving mechanism, and two ribbons operative by sa1d four ribbon-spools.

2a. In a typewritlng machine, the combination of two ribbon-spools arranged edge to edge and near together, two spool-gears whose axes coincide with the prolonged axes of said spools, each spool-gear being connected to one of the spools, a shaft, a primary driving gear fast on said shaft, mechanism operative to rotate said shaft, an an- .gularly movable arm on said shaft, :1 spring arranged to hold said arm in different positions, a secondary driving gear mounted on said arm and engaged with the primary driving gear and movable by said arm into and out of engagement with each of said spool-gears, two other similar ribbon-spools and other similar spool-driving mechanism, and two ribbons operative by said four ribbon-spools.

25, In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbon-spools arranged edge,

to edge and near together, two spool. gears whose axes coincide with the prolonged axes of said spools, each spool gear being connected to one of the spools, a shaft, a primary driving gear fast on said shaft, a secondary driving gear engaged with said primary driving gear and movable into and out of engagement with each of said spool gears, two other similar ribbon-spools, mechanism operative on these spools and including a shaft and a primary driving gear and a secondary driving gear similar to the shaft and driving gears above specified, two ribbons operative by said four ribbon-spools, shaft-driving mechanismoperative on; said shafts, and means, including devices carried by said spools, for. reversing the action of the spool-driving mechanism.

26. In a typewriting machii'ie, the combination of two ribbon-spools arranged edge to edge and near together, two spool-gears whose axes coincide with the prolonged axes of said spools, each, spool-gear being con nected to one of the spools,a shaft, a primary driving gear fast on said shaft, an an-- gularly movable arm on said shaft, a secondary driving gear mounted on said arm andenga ed with the primary driving gear and movi )le by said arm into and out of engagement with each of said 'spoolgcars, two

other similar rilohon-spools, mechanism operative on these spools and including a shaft and a primary driving ondary driving gear similar to the shaft and driving gears obove specified, two rihooms operative by said. four rihhon-soools, shaft-driving mechanism operative on said shafts, and means, including dcvicescsrr-ied by said spools, for reversing the action of the spool-olriving mechanism. I

27. in o typewriting machine, the combination of two rihbodspools arranged edge to edge and near together, two spoolgcers whose axes coincide with the prolonged ones of ssid spools, each spool-gear being connected to one of the spools o shalt, a primerry driving gear lost on said shaft, on angulsrly, movable arm on said shaft, a spring arranged to hold sold arm in diiierent positions, s secondsrydriving gear mounted on said arm and engaged with the primarydriving gear and movable by said arm into and out of engagement with each of said spool gears, two other similar ribnon-spools, mechanism operative on these spools and including a shaft and o primary driving gear and e secondary driving gear similar to the shaft and driving gears shove specified, two ribbons operative by said four ribbon-spools, shaft-driving mechanism op 'emtive on said shafts, and means, including deviccscorricd by said spools, for reversing tho, oction of the spool-driving, mechonism.

28.111 :1 typcwriting mschinc,-the combination of two ribbon-spools arranged edge to edge and near together, two spool-gears whose axes coincide withtho prolonged sizes of said spools, eoch spool-gear being" coni'iected toone of the spools, a primary driving gear, mechanism operative to rotste said primary driving gear, secondary gearing includiilg o gear whose a xis is parallel to that of the primary driving gear and which is engaged with the'primsrydriving gear, said gear being, operative on sold spool-gears alternately, two other similar ribbon-spools and other similar spool-driving mechanism, two ribbons operative by said four ribbonspools, and hand-actuated gem, shifting 0 mechanism operative on'thc secondary drivs ing gears,

29. In a p i ng' machine, the combination of two ribbonools arranged edge to edge and near togct or, two spoohgcsrs whose axes coincide with the prolonged axes of said spools, each spool-gear heihg connected to one of the spools, a shaft, s pri mary driving gear fast on said shaft, mechonism operative to'ro'tote said sha'figiiii cogs lar1y-movsble arm on said shaft, secondary gearing'mountcd on said arm and range "ed with the primary driving gear and movoole by said arm into and out of engagement with said spool-gears, two other similar ribhon-spools and other similar spoohdriving gcarond a secmechanism, two ribbons operative by said four ribhonspools, and honldsctuoted gear shifting mechanism operative on the arms which carry the secondary driving gears.

v in or typewriting machine, the combinotion of two ribbon-spools arranged edge to edge and near together, two spoolegcsrs whose axes coincide with the prolonged axes of said spools, each spool-gear acing connected to one of the spools, a primary driving gear, mechanism operative to rotom; the primary driving gear, secondsry gearing; ii1- cluding a gear whose axis is parallel to thot of the primary driving gear and which ,is} engaged with the primary drivin oo, said gear losing operative on said spoo gears, two other similar ribhomspools and other similar spool-driving mechanism, two ribbons operotivc by said four ribbon-spools, ribbon vihreting; mechanism including an actuating device which is movable to render it ,opcrstivc on either ribbon, and hsndoctuots'd mechanism operative to shift thosec'ondory 1 driving gears and sold actuating device.

31. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbon-spools arranged edge. to edge and near together, two spoohgcors whose axes coincide with the prolonged axes of said spools, eocl'i spool-gear being ottsched to one of the spools, a. shaft, a primary driving gear first on said shaft, mechanism operative to'rotatc said shaft, on singularly movohle arm on said shoit, secondary gearing mounted on said arm and V engaged with the primary driving gem-end 0o movable by said arm into'ond out of en'- "gagcment with said spool-gears, twooth cr similsr rihho-n s coiols and other s'imllor spool-driving.meclmnism, two ribbons opcrative by said four ribbon-spools, ribbon vihrating mechanism including on actuating device which is movable to render it oporetive on either ribbon, and hand actuated mchhsnism operative. to move said actuat ing device sod the arms which carry the secondary driving gears.

3. In m typewriting machine, the combinotion of two alternately operating ribbonspools arranged edge to edge and near togethor, devices carried by these ribboiispools and normally held in inoperative po sitions, and rihhon reversing mechanism iscludiiig a part which is movable by each of the aforesaid devices. j v

33. line typewriting machine, the combi- 12o notion oft'wo alternately operating ribbonspools arranged edge to edge and near to gether, devices carried by these rihhong sooolssnd normally held in inoperative po sitioos, s lover sod s pivoted arm whose 1 25 pivots-closes are psrallclto the axes of the spools and on opposite sides of o plane contsining the axes of the spools, a bar pivoted to said lover ondzarm and hoving branches on which the aforesaid devices are oper- 13W- ative to move said lever, and ribbon-reversing mechanism including a part connected to said lever.

34. In a typevv'riting machine, the combination of two ribbons, ribbon spools, spool driving mechanism, ribbon vibrating mechanism, and a shifting device, the ribbon vibrating mechanism including two vibrators, two vibrator actuating levers, and a link attached at one end to a part of the machine and adapted to engage said levers alternately at its other end, each of said levers being attached at one end to one of the vibrators, and said link being engaged by said shifting device and movable thereby into engagement with each of said levers and into an inoperative position.

35. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbons, ribbon-spools, spooldriving mechanism, ribbon vibrating mechanism, and a shifting device, the ribbon vibrating mechanism including two vibrators,

two vibrator actuating levers, and a link ex;

tending between and operative on said levers, each of said levers being connected to one of the vibrators and containing an oblong slot, and said link having studs there on that fit in the slots of the levers and being engaged by said shifting device and movable thereby into connection with each o f said levers and into an inoperative positlon.

In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbons, ribbon-spools, spooldriving mechanism, ribbon-vibrating mechanism, and a shifting-device, the ribbonvibrating mechanism including two vibrators, two vibrator-actuating levers, a link operative on said levers, and a controller, each of said levers being connected to one of the vibrators, and the controller being operative on said link to vary its action on the levers, and said link being engaged by said shifting-device and movable thereby into connection with each of said levers and into an inoperative position.

37. In a typewriting machine, the combination'of two ribbons, ribbon-spools, spooldriving mechanism, ribbon-vibrating mech anism, and a shifting-device, the ribbonvibrating mechanism including two ribbons, two vibrator-actuating levers, a link extend-- ing between and operative on said levers, and a controller, each of said levers being connected 0 one of the vibrators and containing an oblong slot, and said link having studs thereon that fit in the slots of said levers and being engaged by said shiftingdevice and movable thereby into connection with each of said levers and into an inoperative position, and the controller being oper- 8 eem ative on said link to vary its action on the levers.

38. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbons, ribbon-spools, spooldriving mechanism, ribbon-vibrating mechanism, and a shifting-device, the ribbonvibrating mechanism including two vibrators, two viln'at0ractuating levers, a link operative on said levers, and a cam, each of said levers being connected to one of the vibrators, and the cam being attached to a part of the spool-driving mechanism and operative on said link to vary its action on the lovers, and said link being engaged by said shifting-device and movable thereby into connection with each of said levers and into an inoperative position i 39. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbons, ribbon-spools, spooldriving mechanism including a shaft, ribbon-vibrating mechanism, and a shiftingdevice, the ribbon-vibrating mechanism including two vibrators, two vibrator-actuating levers, a link operative on said levers, and a cam, each of said levers being connected to one of the vibrators, and the cam being attached to said shaft and fitting between parts of said link and being operative on the link to vary its action on the levers, and said link being engaged by said shifting device and movable thereby into connection with each of said levers and into an inoperative position.

40. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon-spool, a device carried by the ribbon-spool and normally held in an inoperative position, and ribbon-reversing mechanism including a part which is mounted on the frame and which has an arcshaped'edge on which said device acts during the reversing operation.

4-1. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon-spool, a device carried by the ribbon-spool and normally held in an inoperative position, and ribbon-reversing mechanism including a spring, and connect ed parts which are mounted on the frame and normally held by said spring in inoperative positions, said parts being movable by said device against the action of the spring, and one of said parts having an arc-shaped edge on which said deviceacts to keep said parts in their operative positions during the reversing operation.

Signed. at. l\larcellus, in the county of Onondaga, and State of New York, this 18th day of November A. D. 1909.

HERBERT l-I. STEELE.

Witnesses:

BESSIE G. KE'r'rELL, ALICE GREENE. 

